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Tour a Tudor-Style Austin Home That Aims to Surprise | Architectural Digest
Decorating a new property ordinarily success in an unlimited list of questions. But for lots of, a important challenge is getting the appropriate pieces of artwork for just about every and every home. For a single art collector few in Austin, who worked with Mark Ashby Style on their five-bed room and four-and-a-50 % rest room Tudor-design abode, that proved specially accurate. “Whenever we have attempted to obtain a piece for a room, it by no means goes in that meant place, for whichever reason,” explains the spouse, who’s been amassing in earnest with her husband for 10 decades. “That’s been the enjoyable aspect of it: 1 piece could get…
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Eclectic West U home opens doors for new design and architectural tour
With a limited number of shopping days until Christmas, Houston is in full holiday swing. That means plenty of holiday-themed events around town (check out our list here) and fun for the family (we also have a roundup here). This weekend sees celebrations of solstice, time-honored faith traditions, and the spectacle of The Nutcracker at Houston Ballet. Plenty of art offerings will be showcased around town, Sunday becomes Funday at favorite brewery, and movie night at the MFAH means it’s time to “shut yo’ mouth” and watch a cool private eye. Enjoy; here are you best bets for the weekend. Thursday, December 15 Fresh Arts presents FRESHtivus In the spirit…
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33 Home Improvement and Tool Gift Ideas for Everyone Who Loves to DIY | Architectural Digest
Here at AD It Yourself, we’re in no short supply when it comes to home improvement and tool gift ideas every DIY’er should have in their arsenal. These essential tools are perfect presents for everyone, from a novice homeowner to an expert home renovation guru who has tackled everything from painting to woodworking projects, be it a birdhouse or a bedroom shelf. In addition to testing these must-have tools, we tapped creators who live and breathe home improvement projects. Though a gift card to Amazon, Home Depot or Lowe’s will always be welcomed by a handyman or a DIY’er who wants to make holiday tchotchkes, read on for 27 hand-picked…
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9 Easy Ways to Spruce Up Your Holiday Home Decor, and More | Architectural Digest
A holiday home can mean a lot of things in terms of preparations: adorning the front porch with a wreath and lights, stocking up the bar cart with seasonal libations, and setting the table for a festive dinner. Even the tiniest of touches can make your home both more inviting to guests and a great wintertime sanctuary for you. “This is where the K.I.S.S. method comes into play—Keep It Simplified, Santa,” says Lisa Eckerle, professional organizer and founder of Indianapolis-based Sort Support. In terms of holiday home decor, this could mean sticking to one or two main hues to create a streamlined narrative between all the vignettes to make “your…
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See How a Leafy and Lush Home Got Infused With Old World Charm | Architectural Digest
When it came to her own family’s lush and leafy oasis in Venice, Los Angeles–based designer Kate Driver started off, surprisingly, by abandoning her aesthetic roots. In September 2016, she and her husband spontaneously abandoned their renting life—and Driver’s long-held dream of owning an “old house with character,” not unlike the Georgian-style homes of her native Atlanta—to dive head-first into owning a new-build home with no real architectural soul to speak of. “But when we walked through, it felt like no place we had ever been before, like a tropical wonderland,” Driver, the founder of the interior design studio West Haddon Hall, says of the home’s soaring windows and proliferation…
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Tour a Once-Dated Tuscan-Style Home That Got a Soothing Refresh | Architectural Digest
The ’90s may be enjoying an aesthetic revival these days, but that doesn’t mean every one of the decade’s creations deserves celebration. In fact, when she first saw this house from the period, Los Angeles–based AD100 interior designer Mandy Cheng says she remembers thinking, “It looks very early-’90s Tuscan, and in a bad way.” The home—located in LA’s Pacific Palisades—showed off what Cheng describes as “modernish Santa Barbara Mediterranean style” exterior architecture. The interior spaces, many of them double height, glowed warmly with sunlight from large windows. But that glow revealed an array of glaring 30-year-old missteps: the highly polished marble floors throughout the ground level, say, or the conspicuously…
